JCPS Board votes to cut transportation to magnet/traditional schools

[Tigerpride94]

 

[Tigerpride94]

Those exceptions are Central and Western high schools, which both have a 75% threshold of students on free or reduced lunch.

[Purple88]

On 4/10/2024 at 8:39 PM, Tigerpride94 said:

 

This issue is not settled yet, as there are groups now voicing their concerns and threating law suits due to things including not allowing less fortunate students to pursue their education at their chosen school.  Going to be interesting.  It always is at JCPS.

[theguru]

12 minutes ago, Purple88 said:

This issue is not settled yet, as there are groups now voicing their concerns and threating law suits due to things including not allowing less fortunate students to pursue their education at their chosen school.  Going to be interesting.  It always is at JCPS.

Yeah and I always the same with JCPS too, run!

[TheDeuce]

27 minutes ago, Purple88 said:

This issue is not settled yet, as there are groups now voicing their concerns and threating law suits due to things including not allowing less fortunate students to pursue their education at their chosen school.  Going to be interesting.  It always is at JCPS.

It's not JCPS' responsibility to bus a kid 45 miles across the county because their parents have chosen to send them to school that far away. 

This is actually a smart move. 

[Jumper_Dad]

I get what you are saying, but it's a shame if a gifted child has to miss out on a potentially life changing education because his parents can't or aren't available to drive them 15 miles to a school better suited to them.

Contrary to popular belief not just affluent parents think their children should have the opportunity to attend magnet schools.

[DanvilleFan]

On 4/26/2024 at 9:27 PM, Jumper_Dad said:

I get what you are saying, but it's a shame if a gifted child has to miss out on a potentially life changing education because his parents can't or aren't available to drive them 15 miles to a school better suited to them.

Contrary to popular belief not just affluent parents think their children should have the opportunity to attend magnet schools.

Valid points, although I think JCPS' defense will be that these schools are optional to attend if they are magnet (correct?) so as a result it is not on the hook to provide transportation to them if it elects not to do so.  Not sure if that would hold up legally but I can see them using that argument.

[TheDeuce]

1 minute ago, DanvilleFan said:

Valid points, although I think JCPS' defense will be that these schools are optional to attend if they are magnet (correct?) so as a result it is not on the hook to provide transportation to them if it elects not to do so.  Not sure if that would hold up legally but I can see them using that argument.

To me it's no different than a private school. Most private schools do not provide transportation. If you want your kid to go there, you have to get them there. 

[I gotta go to work]

I believe in the Kenton County School District you can go to any of the schools you choose, but you only get bus transportation if you live in the boundaries of the "home" school. This seems similar. 

[TheDeuce]

22 minutes ago, I gotta go to work said:

I believe in the Kenton County School District you can go to any of the schools you choose, but you only get bus transportation if you live in the boundaries of the "home" school. This seems similar. 

Yep. 

[Tigerpride94]

70 TARC drivers were going to be laid off but now will drive for JCPS. 

[tcjkbt]

25 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

70 TARC drivers were going to be laid off but now will drive for JCPS. 

This is a good and welcome example of the powers that be in Louisville working together to solve a problem.

[Oldercoach]

So sorry to see that the poorest performing public school system in Ky (under state supervision multiple years) has 950 paid administraors (non-classroom personnel) making over $110,000 per year.  I am shocked that this type of overhead level can exist and be tolerated in exchange for the educational futures of the youth of our state’s largest city.

[Tigerpride94]

Lawsuit over bussing issue from parents. Restraining order would cause new bus plan.

[theguru]

I read the article.  If it is not one thing in JCPS, it is something else.  I feel the same as I always do, get your kids and run, get out of JCPS if at all possible.